NICHOLAS BURNS
What to do about Iran
Instead of rushing to war, the United States should continue on its path of strategic patience.
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The lonely superpower
David Flaherty for The Boston Globe
As the United States is discovering, it’s not so easy to be the solo heavyweight.
Carlo Rotella
Why academics turn into robots on TV
In this election year, the population of academic talking heads on TV and radio has begun to increase. But often, their appearances leave everyone unfulfilled, like a Bill Belichick press conference, writes Carlo Rotella.
Brian McGrory
Occupy Hingham? This is too easy
Hingham is to protests what my native Weymouth is to, say, common sense. The town motto: You propose it, we’ll oppose it. And now they were coming down against Wall Street.
Romney: Gingrich should release ethics papers
As a new poll showed Newt Gingrich leading Mitt Romney in South Carolina, Romney today called on Gingrich to release a potentially damaging congresisonal ethics report.
Brown, Warren campaigns fail to reach deal on ad ban
Campaign staffs for Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren left negotiations in Boston today without an agreement to curb outside advertising.
State promises $5.2b in local aid to cities, towns
Funding in the next fiscal year includes a $145 million increase for schools, the highest level of state aid to local school districts in state history.
Ex-conductor apologizes for sex offender hire
Benjamin Zander, who last week said he had done nothing wrong after being fired by the New England Conservatory for hiring a registered sex offender, apologized today.
“Geek pride is something you exercise with caution. It’s not necessarily a pickup line I would use.’’
Sriram Krishnan, four-time MIT Integration Bee champion
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Columnists
Metro
Gaming Commission won’t rush on casinos
State gambling regulators will not open the sweepstakes for the three casino licenses for at least another nine to 18 months, says commission chief Stephen P. Crosby.
Nation & World
Senate, House postpone vote on anti-piracy bill
Facing a storm of protest over online piracy legislation, Senate and House leaders said today they will put off further action on the measure.
Politics
Analysis
Wild day, feisty debate scramble GOP race
The raucous debate capped off a tumultuous 24 hours for the Republican party, leaving the impression that South Carolina’s primary has become a shaken snow globe.
Business
Cayman funds spur scrutiny for Romney
Mitt Romney’s campaign continued to deny suggestions yesterday that he invested money in off-shore funds to dodge US taxes — and some industry executives backed him up.
Sports
Bill Belichick keeps proving Robert Kraft right
The Patriots owner, in a wide-ranging interview today, said network TV officials tried to tell him in 2000 that hiring Belichick would be bad for his franchise.
Movies
Movie Review
‘Red Tails’ tends to stall when it is in the air
This George Lucas-produced action movie about Tuskegee Airmen during World War II means well, but it’s too basic to be rousing or even heartening.
Arts
Art Review
Victoria Morton presents inaugural show in Gardner’s new wing
It’s not the most auspicious beginning to the museum’s renewed contemporary art program, but it has merits.
Opinion
“It’s not even late January, and I’m already sick of the election-year political conversation.”
Carlo Rotella
Ideas
“The problem, as Shoup and his allies see it, is that parking on the street is simply too desirable. Because spaces are so cheap, drivers have a powerful incentive to spend time hunting for them.”
Leon Neyfakh on the case for the $6 parking meter